Thanks for stopping by, @Elpolloloco
Yes, it is a little bit of a laboratory over here. I’m trying things/documenting things, so I get the seasonal thing dialed in 
I’m curious to find out how they smoke, as well @FieldEffect 
Here’s some more of La Mera Mota… this one is turning out to be such a stunner. Really beautiful plant (behind her is the Raspberry Haze)
Head
Sides
the Zoo with Acid Beauty in center and Lao Bokeo looming on the left and Burmese on right
hard to see through the purple, Himbeer
Golden Brown
Lao Bokeo
Acid Beauty
Burmese
Burmese (green)
Burmese (purple)
Himbeer Haze about to get choppered… well, sort of…
La Mera Mota still needs just a liiiiitle bit longer
Rain is nice and much needed. The long branches are wet and get pulled down with the weight
Burmese
and a Lao (Bokeo) on left
the airier Burmese expression
A Lao branch
One of the cultural methods to help in high heat/low moisture environments is to dig a trench like 3 feet down and plant/transplant there. Soil can really heat up and cause root damage in those environments; when you plant in a trench you are closer to the ground water and then you can cover the plant with more soil as it grows which will help insulate the roots from extreme heat.
You can certainly try mulching or a green manure, if you are irrigating it would help to reduce evaporation, but if you’re using a drip line just bury it and water should trickle to lower soil horizons
I mentioned 2’ deep in one of the posts above. It is a relatively common practice here for gardeners wanting to grow in the desert to sink their beds. It’s not really an attempt to get closer to the water table…
How deep is the water table in the Arizona desert?
The average depth from ground surface to the water table is about 300 feet.
… rather it’s about creating a “cool sink” as well as an area for water to collect when it rains (less use of drip irrigation). The raised bed that I’m using now works well enough, tho I would like to go down some more, but that’s a lot of digging. I’ll get there, eventually
I’ll be slowly taking down the Acid Beauty over the next week or two.
Aromas are Metal/Carrot with citrus notes in back
Love the raised bed and those plants look awesome!!
Adding 3 or 4 inches of straw or mulch on the top of that soil will go a long way to helping stop soil moisture evaporation. You obviously know what you doing though, keep up the great work!
Two word:
Just Awesome 
Moroccan Beldia are really good for arid environments. Can isolate a THC synthase only.
The Lao Bokeo has come down. I left a couple of branches up, but for the most part…
Here she is still standing:
I’ve taken about half of the purple Burmese down
and this is what I’m just calling the Tall Burmese, or green one. I left her up even tho we’re having a freeze this week she’s handling it like a champ
Absolutely stunning!!! 
Thank you. I’m stoked 
That purple Burmese is stunning. Gorgeous.
They all are, take my breath away. What are the day/night temperatures this time of year? Gotta be getting pretty chilly at night.
Tonight is going to be a frosty one with that storm blown over (around here anyway).
It’s cold… tonight it’ll dip down to 27º and we’ve got freezing night-time temps for the week
I experienced this last year with a Lao, it got down to 26º and it did just fine. Let’s see what happens, but last night it got below 30º and the plants were good
Thanks for admiration. These plants deserve it. And I feel lucky to grow them
Absolutely amazing thread great selections got some real gems in there. I’m totally digging the zoo. That purple Burmese and bokea WOW. And I don’t think I’ve ever grown that La Mera Mota but I think I’m definitely going to have to look into it. Amazing garden thanks for the heads up, I will definitely be keeping my eyes on this one.
Here’s a couple Bokeo buds. These buds are super greasy, like oily. Smells are bright citrus.
No flash
I just got these in the mail. Mulanje Gold. They don’t look so hot, but I’m going to germ as many as possible and do a seed run later this year. I’d be stoked for 20 or so 
So the last one standing was the second Burmese, which came down today.
She made it through some freezing temps we had for a week or so - lowest being about 27º
Here’s some flower pics after I cut her down
This garden worked out really well. There are some adjustments to do, for sure - more strategic placement of plants, regulate the watering better - more dry-backs, etc. I’m stoked with the results tho
Remind me the Mazar i Sharif from RSC
I grew 10 years ago
Love the Dark purple
